Tm P oru ani ) O bserver • D ecember 11, 1996
P age A3
Housing Our Families
gets first choice
Continued from Metro
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The county d id award properties
at 3430 N. C om m ercial A ve and
7038 N.E. Sixth A ve to Habitat, a
house at 5111 N.E. 28th A ve to
Sabin CDC, and a lot at 622 N.E.
Terri D u lly o f N EC D C told the
commission that the property it re
c e iv e d re p re se n ts " li f e
a fte r
I he c lu b is seeking assistance
Sacramento St. to N E C D C . It gave
Jubilee Fellowship M in istrie s a Hag
lot at Northeast 162nd Avenue and
Grant Street, and Hacienda C om m u
n ity Development C orporation at lot
Nehemiah," the federal funding that
has subsidized its w ork in recent years.
This is N E C D C ’ s first venture in
the E liot neighborhood where, D u ffy
said, land costs are higher than in its
so that they can purchase toys priced at about $5.00 each. The c lu b w ill have a F iesta N a v id e ñ a on D e ce m b e r
at 9128 N.E. W ebster St A n eighth
10 at O c k le y G re e n M id d le S ch o o l, w here one o f the c lu b members w ill dress up as Santa C laus and d e liv e r
property, a narrow lot on Northeast
Rodney Avenue, received no bids
previous target neighborhoods o f
Boise, H um boldt, K in g and Vernon.
The project "w o u ld not be possible
Serving Portland’s Hispanic Communities
Coming next
week in
The Portland
Observador:
Kl <4 I AR I-1. VI I RES:
HISPANIC (O M M U N ITY CAILEN®AIR
T O Y D R IV E & F IE S T A N A V ID E Ñ A : Please help a c h ild e n jo y and celebrate th is C hristm as by
d o nating to J e ffe rs o n H ig h S c h o o l's T h ird A n n u a l C lu b H is p a n o T o y D riv e
toys to needy c h ild re n . For in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 916-5180.
P E R F O R M A N C E A I M I R A C L E T H E A T E R : " F e s tiv a l de N a v id a d " co n tin u e s th ro u g h D e c e m b e r
15 at the M ir a c le T h e a te r, 525 SE Stark Street. For in fo rm a tio n c a ll 236-7253.
F L A M E N C O P U R O P E R F O R M S : Flam enco Puro perform s the m usic and dance o f S pain at La
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Catalana Restaurant, 2821 SE Stark Street. D e c e m b e r 14, at 9:00.
— 1 he Editor \ v/eu //zor not
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sponsor a free co m m u n ity w o rksh o p , "D y n a m ic D iffe re n c e s ," on M o n d a y, D e ce m b e r 16. fro m 6 :3 0 pm u n til
• In O u r Ow n \ \ ords
—! Uspanieyouth write about
their experiences
• Through O u r Ow ii I'.vcs
D Y N A M IC
D IF F E R E N C E S
9:00 pm in A g in g Services' o ffic e at 2900 SE 122nd in P ortland. To register, ca ll L in d a H u n te r at 823-5284.
HMCC CASINO NIGH 1 PARA LOS NINOS'. The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
w ill host its annual H o lid a y F ie s ta -C a s in o N ig h t on D e c e m b e r 19 fro m 6 :00 to 10 :30 pm at the Benson H otel.
T icke ts are $25.00 plus a wrapped g ift m arked fo r a g irl o r boy and suggested age. Proceeds fo r th is event
w ill go to needy H isp a n ic c h ild re n in o u r c o m m u n ity and fo r c o lle g e scholarships. M a ria c h is , no-host bar
and food. C a ll 2 8 1-7079 fo r reservations.
• H isp a n ic C o m m un ity
Calendar
annual H o lid a y D in n e r and A u c tio n , T hursday. D e c e m b e r 19. at 6 :30 pm ., at C arp e n te r’s H a ll, 276 W arner
• M e rrill on the M arket
—Investment advice from
Maurice I a/divieso
ALSO NEXT W EEK:
• New s and special features
• Business and technology
• Education
h or people who are interested in becoming a TrailBlazer
ball attendant, please list the following information:
W O R K S H O P : The M e tro p o lita n H um an R ights C o m m issio n w ill
— The youth perspective via
photography
—Events, netw orking oppor
tunities
and w ill be sold at auction A ll fo u r o f
M etro C D C ’ s bids were rejected,
w ith the bureau com plaining o f lack
o f complete financial plans.
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One Center Court, Suite #200
Portland. OR 97227
H O L I D A Y D IN N E R A N D A U C T I O N : The C lackam as C o u n ty D em ocrats in v ite the p u b lic to th e ir
M iln e Road, O regon C ity . C ost is $ 5.00 per person and a wrapped M yste ry G ift to be auctio n e d o ff.
" B O U N D B Y C O L O R S " R E T U R N S : V ic to ry O utreach w ill present its a n ti-g a n g play "B o u n d By
C o lo rs " o f D e c e m b e r 20-21 at 7:00 pm. T h is event is free. S eating is lim ite d . A ls o p e rfo rm in g w ill be James
THE PORTLAND
Fernandez and the B ru th a z G rim m . V ic to ry O utreach is located at 3000 NE A lb e rta . For in fo rm a tio n call
335-3264.
L A M E S A R E D O N D A M E E T S : L a M esa R e d o n d a , a free, in fo rm a l g a th e rin g o f people interested in
OBSERVADOR IS
using o r im p ro v in g th e ir Spanish, meets every Saturday at L it t le W in g C a fe , 529 N W 13th, fro m 10:30 am
to 12:30 pm. A ll ages, backgrounds and levels o f Spanish w elcom e. In fo rm a tio n : 646-201 I
P R E - C O L U M B IA N A R 1 & J E W E L R Y E X H I B I T : A n e x h ib itio n o f P re -C o lu m b ia n art and je w e lry
from M e x ic o , C entral and South A m e ric a w ill be show n in P ortland thro u g h D e c e m b e r at A b a n te F in e A r t.
a private art g a lle ry located on the co rn e r o f Second Street and Y a m h ill, adjacent to the M A X line. For
PUBLISHED TWO
TIMES EACH MONTH.
in fo rm a tio n , ca ll R udi M ilp a c h e r at (5 0 3 ) 295-2508.
• C ultural issues
K ID S N E E D S P A N IS H B O O K S : A ld e r E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l needs don a tio n s o f S panish-language
books suitable fo r c h ild re n aged 5 to 12 fo r its dual language program , w h ic h prom otes n ative language
literacy w h ile im m e rs in g students in a second language (e ith e r E n g lish o r Spanish). C o n ta ct Eva at 255-4673
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ext. 213.
P R O G R A M A D E M U J E R E S C R IS IS L I N E : P ro g ra m a de M u je re s is a program fo r H isp a n ic w om en
v ic tim s o f dom estic v io le n c e that operates a b ilin g u a l c ris is lin e M -F 8-12 and 1-5 pm. C a ll 232-4448 i f you
OBSERVADOR SE HA
o r someone you k n o w is in need o f services. C a ll 238-783 1 fo r v o lu n te e r in fo rm a tio n .
P O R I L A N D O B S E R V A D O R S E E K S Y O U T H W R IT E R S : T he P ortland O b se rva d o r is seeking
essays by yo u n g w rite rs fo r o u r In O u r O w n W ords (E n Nuestras P roprias Palabras) feature. We w o u ld like
Ghetto: Belmonte, Portugal. By
F Engal. From “ The Cryptojews
of Portugal"photo exhibition at
Cafe Sol, through December.
to p u b lish y o u r thoughts, fe e lin gs and experiences fro m a H isp a n ic perspective. C o n ta ct E d ito r, T he P ortland
O bservador, 4747 N E M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B lv d , P ortland O R 97211. Please in clu d e the name o f the school
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